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Illegal Alien Sentenced in Houston for Trafficking Guns and Drugs to Cartels
He was found with a rocket launcher, two rocket-propelled grenades, heroin, and “lots” of cash.
Scandal-plagued La Joya ISD to Challenge Takeover by Texas Education Agency
An investigation by TEA found multiple violations among the board of trustees and other administrators.
City of Houston Sues Texas Over Preemption Legislation
The lawsuit asks that the court block a measure that ends the patchwork regulations of local governments by providing statewide consistency.
Texas Planned Parenthood Offers Sex Ed, Hosts ‘Puberty Parties’
The abortion provider seeks to teach youth about puberty, sexuality, and sex.
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Democrat Castro’s redistricting skullduggery exposed
Here’s a story to upset the applecart on redistricting. It turns out that it was ambitious Democrat-sharpies from San Antonio who worked the redistricting committee to move Hispanic Democrat neighborhoods in San Antonio out of Republican Congressman Canseco’s district...
Keeping May Elections Costs Austin Taxpayers
Who cares about reducing costs and increasing voter turnout? Clearly not the Austin City Council. They voted to keep their elections in May, despite the chance to increase voter turnout and save money. The Austin school district, on the other hand, is casting their...
Latest school finance battle opens
And so it begins. Seven school districts have joined in this first official volley in the latest battle over school finance in Texas. The very most basic argument made by the plaintiffs in the suit is that the school finance system in Texas is unconstitutional. I...
Can our public school administrators be trusted?
This is becoming a theme on Pratt on Texas: Are Texas public school administrators honest with parents, students and taxpayers? Take for example the no-pass, no-play rules demanded by Texans of every stripe years ago. One of my big school district inside sources has...
Small Town Tax Hikes
Think it’s only big city school districts pushing for tax hikes to cover their negligent spending habits? Think again. Dripping Springs ISD wants to raise taxes to the maximum allowed by law, despite the fact that they spend less than 25 percent of their total...
States Join Texas to Fight Back Against EPA’s Regulation
As it turns out, the Cross-State Air Pollution rule’s devastating effects will extend beyond my hometown of Fairfield and the borders of Texas. On September 22nd, seven state’s attorneys general joined together to file an official petition for review of the...
Why didn’t Dewhurst act on in-state tuition?
Lt. Governor David Dewhurst is out running for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate and in appearances in both Lubbock and Abilene, various parts of the illegal immigration issue came up. In Lubbock, on KFYO radio, Rex Andrew seemed to stump Dewhurst on the question of...
The More Things Change…
Residents of House District 11 must be tired of keeping track of what side of the fence their state representative Chuck Hopson sits on. It was only four years ago that Rep. Hopson claimed membership in the Democratic Party. Now after switching to the GOP, Rep. Hopson...
Is Amendment VI worth the risk?
On November 8th we vote on ten Texas Constitutional Amendments which do everything from allowing more bond debt to changing election law. Amendment six clarifies language that lets the General Land Office distribute more revenue from the permanent school fund to...